Amme

[ˈamə]

/[ˈamə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Amme” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #41,639) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#41,639
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-amme · Amme · German

Amme · rank #41,639 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,639
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amboss

Nearest frequency peer: Amboss (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Amme“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Amme“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Amme vs Amt
50% similar
Amme vs Arm
50% similar
Amme vs are
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Amme
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈamə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,639
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Amme“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ammeliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Amboss“ (#41,638), „Anamnese“ (#41,640), „Allendorf“ (#41,636). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Amme“ bei #41,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Amme is neighbouring look-alikes ("Amt", "Arm", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈamə]. Frequency #41,639 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amme, with forms such as "ame", "amem", and "mame". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Amt", "Arm", "are", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Amme, spelled A-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Amme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dieses Lied pflegte mir meine Amme vorzusingen.
  2. "Eines Tages überkam Emma plötzlich das Verlangen, ihr kleines Mädchen zu sehen, das sie zu einer Amme, einer Tischlersfrau, gegeben hatte, […]"

Synonyms

NährmutterBonneNährmutterNurseSäugamme

This word in other languages

nodriza(Español)nourrice(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ame
  • amem
  • mame

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ame1amem2mame2
Edit distance from "Amme"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amme"?
"Amme" is spelled A-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈamə].
What does "Amme" mean?
As a noun, "Amme" means: eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau
What words are commonly confused with "Amme"?
"Amme" is commonly confused with "Amt", "Arm", "are". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Amme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amme" is [ˈamə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amme" come from?
"Amme" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Amme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aldo#41,634ares#41,652Auen#41,658bohr#41,715

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list